Subj : [$] Going boldly into the COSMIC desktop environment To : All From : LWN.net Date : Thu Dec 18 2025 06:40:08 After three years of development, Linux hardware provider System76 has declared the COSMIC desktop environment stable. It shipped COSMIC Epoch˙1 as part of the long-awaited Pop!_OS˙24.04˙LTS release on December˙11, just in time for Linux enthusiasts to have something to tinker with over the end-of-year holidays. With the stable release out the door, it seemed like a good time to check back in on COSMIC and see how it has evolved since the first alpha. For a first stable release of a new desktop environment, COSMIC shows a lot of promise and room to grow. https://lwn.net/Articles/1050268/ --- SBBSecho 3.32-Linux * Origin: Palantir * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL * (86:200/23) .